Pacific Rim looks like it's going to be a fun movie on its own - mecha, giant monsters, Ellen McLain, and so on. But there's a reason to go see it beyond that.

Guillermo Del Toro, director of Pacific Rim, was going to do a movie adaption of H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness, but dropped the project because the studio wanted it to be family friendly. But now he's going to try again, and the project's financing depends on how well Pacific Rim does.

So when Pacific Rim comes out in July, go see it. Several times. This is our chance to get a big budget Lovecraft movie by a competent director.

Remus: Harry... I'm a werewolf.
Harry: Are you fucking serious?
Remus: Well yes, but I don't see how that applies here.